John Robertson Architects’ remodelling 16 Great Queen Street for Henderson Global Investors will provide high quality contemporary office interiors with the added benefit of an attractive setting. A new façade, reorganised interiors and improved surroundings will increase the quality and flexibility of the space and bring a new life to this 1958 office block in Covent Garden. When complete it will contribute to the overall transformation of the area

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JRA has recently obtained an important planning permission at 10 Fenchurch Street for Standard Life Investments. This permission extends the building by a third to create a significant and valuable asset. As well as increasing the floor area, JRA’s proposals will improve the office environment and external envelope in keeping with its original design by Sir Denys Lasdun.

JRA has for the second year supported the Annual Architecture Lecture at The Royal Academy of Arts. This year’s lecture was given by Elizabeth Diller of Diller, Scofidio + Renfro. Her lecture “Things that keep me up at night” drew a full house. The 2006 lecture was given by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor who designed the legendary Thermal Baths in Vals.

JRA is currently developing designs for a distinctive new office building in the Copenhagen South Harbour regeneration area. Our concept is reminiscent of the industrial character of a former grain silo that until recently stood on this site. Now demolished, JRA’s new design will form a significant part of the South Harbour frontage and will contribute to the scale, context, urban grain and regeneration of this former industrial dockland area known as Islands Brygge.

JRA is expanding its architectural operations into the United Arab Emirates and now has a full time representative based in Dubai. We are offering our design services within the UAE and throughout the Gulf region. We are also assisting investors from the Gulf region with their projects in the United Kingdom and Europe.

JRA offers architectural and design services to corporate clients, investors and developers with particular focus on providing masterplanning, architecture, interior design and space planning services. Other services include brief preparation, building evaluation, due diligence studies and design management.

JRA provides a fast, reliable and personal service to clients that adds significant value to property assets and investments. The hall mark of our work is the provision of high quality buildings designed and delivered by a dedicated team of professionals supported by modern technology and systems.

If you would like to find out more about the work of the practice or meet one of the directors please contact:

Max Skjöldebrand RIBA John Robertson Architects Level 41 Emirates Tower PO Box 31303 Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: + 971 (0)4 319 7835 Fax: + 971 (0)4 319 7846 E-mail: max.skjoldebrand@jra.co.uk John Robertson RIBA John Robertson Architects 111 Southwark Street London SE1 0JF United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0)20 7633 5100 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7620 0091 E-mail: john.robertson@jra.co.uk	JRA's representative office in Dubai is at the Emirates Towers near to the Dubai International Financial Centre

‘Work 01’ offers a detailed description of our projects and how the practice has developed since its formation in 1993. The book demonstrates the exploration of our architectural strategy, ‘contextual civic modernism’, a recognition that much of a building’s value lies in how it interacts with its context, coupled with a modernist approach of meeting the needs of users and occupiers through new forms of construction and spatial design.

Working within the grain and context of Central London is a recurrent theme of our architecture. Finding and adding value and making the most of sites and existing buildings that others might consider redundant has become our forte. This background has led to interesting new commissions including three Crossrail over site developments and further large scale residential projects. Working to the highest international standards, the practice continues to grow and develop and is currently undertaking work in Copenhagen, a city known for its progressive urban developments.

To request a copy of ‘Work 01’ please contact Lisa Melvin.

"The judges were impressed by the way the development team brought this important building back from near-death to provide the kind of workspace that is required in today's world. It shows the way for a generation of big bang buildings facing an uncertain future."

10 Queen Street Place was originally designed for large dealing floors in the era of the 1986 "Big Bang". Having been designed for financial uses the building offered large floor plates with extremely deep plan space.

By using new technology and targeted structural interventions, JRA have added space, improved efficiency and flexibility to the existing floors, and enhanced the building's amenities. The key was to infill perimeter atria and cut new ones into strategic positions both in the centre of the floor plates of almost 5,000sqm and in the new entrance.

The new double height entrance gives the building a stronger visual identity, it also clarifies the circulation for staff and visitors leading to a remodelled atrium with scenic lifts. Glazed bridges link the lifts and office floors and allow light deep into the building.

Putting all the plant in the basement freed up half a floor on the roof for an extra 2,000sqm of office space. The other half, which would block views to St Paul's, has become a spectacular roof garden.

All these features attracted law firm SJ Berwin who were looking to generate a stronger identity. Their design team of HOK and Seth Stein worked with JRA to refine the design concept and create a workspace which clearly reflects SJ Berwin's business culture.